In my last instalment looking at the deepest depths of the Leafs lineup, I’m looking at the man we’re all going to get to know together: Igor Ozhiganov.
Ozhiganov, like Lindholm, has a birthday in October, and he turns 26. He is a right-shooting defender of Matthews-type size, and he is not an offensive player.
He has already arrived in Toronto, in fact he’s been around since late August learning his way around, and trying to get used to doing hockey in English. He spoke to the Toronto Sun after one of the unofficial pre-training camp practices at the Master Card Centre:
“I’m so happy, this is my dream,” Ozhiganov said, able to put four weekly sessions with an English tutor to good use.